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HR 3001 107th Congress House

Displaced Older Worker Assistance Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain severance payments from gross income and to allow a refundable credit for job training expenses o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain severance payments from gross income and to allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off.

Introduced: October 2, 2001 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Congressional reporting requirementsDislocated workersEducationEmployee trainingForeign Trade and International FinanceHigher educationIncome taxLabor and EmploymentLayoffsOccupational retrainingOlder workersPersonal income taxSeverance paySocial WelfareTax credits
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Oct 2, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1773)
Oct 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 3, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Displaced Older Worker Assistance Act of 2001-Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude certain severance payments from income; and (2) allow as a credit qualified job retraining expenses for certain older long-time employees who are laid off.

Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study the special needs of displaced older workers.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3001: Displaced Older Worker Assistance Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3001/
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"H.R. 3001: Displaced Older Worker Assistance Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3001/.
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